Outback Journey Sees Ballet Big Event for Local People
The account recalls Australia’s first diesel train crossing a vast desert in four days. Ranch station owners greeted every stop while Aborigines watched, making the journey feel endless. Yet the chance to witness ballet mattered greatly to Outback residents.
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Desert
Australia
America
California
Outback
Gloria May Australia To Destin In Dancing Shoes
Gloria May, a Melbourne-born dancer, rises from National Ballet School to a 20 year career with six years in the Australian National Ballet Company. She recalls strict training, touring across Australia and the outback, and a royal command performance. Moving to England and the United States, she works with famous names, encounters snow and culture shocks, and ends up at Elmwood Casino in Windsor.
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Karen MacGrogan
Ken Gloria May
Melbourne
Australia
National Ballet School
Australian National Ballet Company
Children’s Ballet
Corps de Ballet
May
Royal Academy of Dancing
New Zealand
Tasmania
Gisele
Aurora
Outback
England
Europe
Benny Hill
Dudley Moore
Sydney
Frank Sinatra
Fred Astaire
Robert Mitchum
Sundown
Anthony Perkins
Charlton Heston
Ben Hur
Gregory Peck
Peter Finch
National Theater
Helen Reddy
United States
Detroit
Windsor
Ontario
Elmwood Casino
Elmwood
New York
Chicago
Liza Minelli
the Elmwood
Sammy Davis Jr
Jack Jones
Eartha Kitt
Helen
Gloria May
America
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Australian National Ballet
Destin
Princess Margaret
Princess Anne
Princess Eizabeth
Alex Kellaway
Cecil
Lisa Minelli
Sammy Davis, Jr
Peter and the Wolf
Gloria
Cor
Destin Chamber of Commerce